1969 Camaro "Sketchy”

[dhutton]

This is my first gen body jig. Probably overkill for what you want but might give you some ideas.

Don

[fleetus macmullitz]

Originally Posted by dhutton

This is my first gen body jig. Probably overkill for what you want but might give you some ideas.

Don

That does not look sketchy enough though…

[Spiffav8]

Originally Posted by WSSix

I'd redesign the cart most likely. Unless you can weld flanges onto the existing cart. You could secure the front with the rear most front subframe bolt hole and or the firewall subframe holes. Might need spacers or stands to rear up to the body from the car. The rear could be secured at the leaf spring pockets. This would still be a low to the ground cart just for transporting though. Is that what you're after or are you wanting something higher up so you can work under the car while it's on the cart?

I was thinking the same locations as well, but then 98NOVASS pointed out that the tipping point is where the frame rails meet the floor. With the front end and sub off the car, the trunk weight would make it prone to tipping. Probably why we almost dumped it in the street. Extending the cart and adding tabs that attach to the rear leaf spring mount would resolve that issue.

Originally Posted by dhutton

This is my first gen body jig. Probably overkill for what you want but might give you some ideas.

Don

A lot closer to what seems right. By pure chance, this seems to be resolved.

Originally Posted by Cosmo mentis

That does not look sketchy enough though…

Trust me the entire adventure has been 100% Sketchy... and I'm just getting started.

[Spiffav8]

The guy down the street from has been building a 67. Well thought out car with Speedtech suspension. He's done a lot of the work himself and it's impressive. He sent a text message yesterday asking if I wanted to buy his rotisserie. The price was awesome and I jumped on it. He's a great guy and we wheeled it up the street and he helped me get the body setup on it. Not sure I can transport the car on it, but it'll make working on it here a lot easier!

[Spiffav8]

Hit a few more spots on the car and thought I'd try an area with paint on it just to see. Problem is I really like the way it looks and now I'll end up doing the entire car instead of just the areas with surface rust. Of course I noticed a few areas that needed more attention and had to hit them again. All the little holes and edges on the firewall make it a pain in the a$$ and catching an edge eats the roller pretty quick. Learning as I go here.

[camcojb]

What is this "roller" you speak of?

[Spiffav8]

Originally Posted by camcojb

What is this "roller" you speak of?

This is a full size one.



This is 1/4 size for getting into smaller areas. Burned through the first one pretty quick with all the sharp edges on the fire wall.



I looked it up. Eastwood calls it a drum. Makes more sense.

[Spiffav8]

I expected the paint to come off like the primer and surface rust. Pulling the drum across it felt more like dragging a knife through a bar of clay and it kind of piled up like it was being pulled. I expected it to be hard. It's not thick, but thicker than expected.









That's as far as I got for today. I need to clear the parts out of the car and remove the door handles/locks. Probably be a few before I get after it again.

Thanks for looking!

[Ketzer]

Originally Posted by Spiffav8

Drum stripping is some serious work but that finish is so gratifying!!

Looks like they skim coated the entire door with filler previously? I see it a lot on social media, I guess that's common to get all the panels even?

Be sure to check with your paint guy before you put anything on that bare metal to keep it from flash rusting again... I understand that silicone products are a big no-no.

Jeff-

[Jimbo1367]

The finish of that stripper wheel looks fantastic. Very professional. Much like how DSE finishes their metal work. The stellar results I’m talking about.